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The Talmud asks: But isn’t there the sprinkling of the blood, concerning which only the priesthood is written in the verse, and we learned: If one sprinkled the blood with his left hand it is disqualified; and R' Shimon does not disagree with this ruling, indicating that R' Shimon holds that a ment
The Talmud asks: But that which Rava says with regard to the superfluous terms in the passage discussing a metzora: One derives a verbal analogy between the word “hand” written in that passage and the word “hand” written with regard to the removal of a handful from a meal offering, to indicate that
The Talmud responds: Both derivations are necessary, one for the removal of the handful from a meal offering, and one for the sanctification of the handful, i.e., placing it into a second service vessel. Both must be performed with the right hand.
The Talmud asks: And according to R' Shimon, who does not require sanctification of the handful, or according to the one who says that R' Shimon also requires the sanctification of the handful but that he deems the sanctification fit when performed with the left hand (see 26a), why do I need the ver
If one suggests that it is necessary to indicate that the removal of the handful itself must be performed with the right hand, this cannot be, since this is derived from the verse cited by R' Yehuda, son of R' Ḥiyya. As R' Yehuda, son of R' Ḥiyya, says: What is the reason that R' Shimon does not req